Man charged with indecent exposure outside grocery store

A Burlington man was charged Thursday after allegedly exposing himself outside a grocery store.

Robert Lloyd May, 26, 1519 Granville St., was arrested and charged with both a misdemeanor and a felony count of indecent exposure since the incident had occurred in front of a child, Burlington police said.

According to police, a woman was driving out of the parking lot of Food Lion on West Webb Avenue when she noticed a man standing on the sidewalk in front of the store with his genitals exposed and appearing to be gratifying himself. Her daughter and another child also were in the car.

The woman saw several Burlington Fire Department personnel who had just pulled into the grocery store parking lot and approached them to inform them of the incident.

As the suspect saw the woman approach the fire department employees, he fled on foot.

The woman provided a description of the suspect, and police circled the area before locating May near Granville Street.

He agreed to be taken to the police departmentís Criminal Investigation Division for an interview, and subsequently was charged.

May was placed in the Alamance County jail under a $200,000 bond.

Anyone with any additional information is asked to call the Burlington Police Department at 336-229-3500 or Crime Stoppers at 336-229-7100.